Course Description
This course focuses on geographic issues that affect Canadians today. Students will draw on personal and everyday experiences as they learn about Canada’s distinct and changing character and the natural and human systems and global influences that shape the country. Students will use a variety of geotechnologies and inquiry and communication methods to examine practical geographic questions and communicate their findings.

Course Outline

Lessons and Handouts








Geology
Mr. Lee's Rock Cycle
Mr. Parr's Rock Cycle


Climate

Global Warming & Ecozones

Population


Immigration
Immigration info
Immigration - Interactive
Point System
Important Information
Summative:


Resources

Geology
Interactive Maps
Earthquakes
Landform Regions
Climate
Weather Network
Global Warming
Global Warming
Population
Breathing Earth
Population data
Human Development Index
Data sheet
Immigration
Point System

September, 2012

Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
3
Labour
Day
4
5
6
7
10
Canada map
due
11
12
Latitude &
longitude
13
14
17
Direction
and grid quiz
18
19
Map of Canada
quiz
20
21
24
Lat/Long and
Time Zones quiz
25
26
Geology
worksheet
27
28
Scale
quiz

October, 2012


Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
1
2
Geology
package
due tomorrow
3
4
5
8
9
10
11
12
15
16
17
Geology Test
18
19
22
23
34
25
26
29
30
31
1
2

November, 2012

Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
5
6
7
8
Global Warming
9
Climate Test
12
"Planet in Peril"-
CNN documentary
13
14
15
16
19
20
21
22
23
26
27
28
29
30

December, 2012

Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
3
4
5
6
7
10
11
12
13
14
17
18
19
20
21
24
25
26
27
28
31




January, 2013


Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday

1
2
3
4
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
19
20
21
22
23
26
27
28
29
30